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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:22 am Post subject: Douglas Memorial, St Giles, Edinburgh |
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Lt Commander David W.S.Douglas RN Memorial
Location: St Giles High Kirk, High Street
OS Ref:NT 257 735
It is very difficult to get a good shot of any memorial in St Giles. Hopefully someone else has one less fuzzy. You can still make out the inscription in the mean time
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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UKNIWM Ref: 44616
I think this one is a little better
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:16 am Post subject: |
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Here is his SNWM details
Surname DOUGLAS
Firstname David William Shafto
Service Number
Date Death
Decoration
Place of birth
Other
SNWM roll THE ROYAL NAVY
Rank Lieutenant Commander
Theatre of death R.N.
Very little information there.
His CWGC info is only slightly better:
Name: DOUGLAS, DAVID WILLIAM SHAFTO
Initials: D W S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieut-Commander
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. "Black Prince."
Date of Death: 31/05/1916
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 11.
Memorial: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
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